John Henry Daley led the nation with 17½ tackles for loss and had 11½ sacks in 2025 as he was named All-Big 12 first-team at Utah.

Four-star defensive back Jamarion Vincent headlines the early enrollees on the defensive side of the ball. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound cornerback from Waco, Texas, was recruited by former Michigan defensive backs coach LaMar Morgan, yet followed through with his signing and arrived on campus this week.

Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers remain in the quarterback market with the program eyeing multiple signal-callers to join the roster for the 2026 season. Once the

"Get rid of the drama and just getting back to playing Michigan football without all the distractions,” coach Kyle Whittingham said to Dan Patrick.

Michigan football moved quickly to help fill its running back room on Thursday, adding the No. 1-ranked rusher in the 2024 recruiting class to the roster. Taylor Tatum, who spent the last two seasons at Oklahoma, signed with the Wolverines for the 2026 season, The Ann Arbor News/MLive confirmed.

Jordan Marshall was Michigan football's leading rusher in 2025, running 150 times for 936 yards (6.2 per carry) and 10 touchdowns.

Starting safety Brandyn Hillman was among the players to enter the portal. Michigan still has several other players available at the safety position. Michigan football got three commitments on Thursday, but now it also has three transfer portal entries.